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| If Kaka is worth £60m, what price Stevie G | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jun 11 2009, 12:36 AM (300 Views) | |
| Homer | Jun 11 2009, 12:36 AM Post #1 |
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Istanbul 2005. The referee had just blown his whistle for half-time. The brilliant Brazilian Kaka glided off the pitch having just delivered a majestic display. He had inspired AC Milan to a 3-0 lead in the Champions League final against Liverpool, the third goal coming after Kaka had made a fool out of Steven Gerrard with an audacious turn which eventually set up Hernan Crespo to score. Kaka was a class apart. Anyone with a football brain would have said the then 23-year-old would go on and dominate world football. It hasn’t exactly worked out that way. True in 2007, Kaka was highly influential when Milan won the European Cup, especially in the semi-final success against Manchester United, but bar that he has never reached the heights of that first 45 minutes in Istanbul. Still, Real Madrid were willing to pay virtually £60 million for him this week as Florentine Perez, back as President, flexed his muscles in his bid to make the Spanish giants great again. He wants the Galácticos back and Cristiano Ronaldo is next on the hitlist. The Kaka fee is extraordinary but not surprising as Perez loves to make these big financial statements of intent. Kaka is, of course, a magnificent footballer, but for my money, he has fallen behind the man he made a fool of in the capital of Turkey fours years ago. Gerrard is now the best player in the world in the role Kaka specialises in playing, just behind the striker. Looking back to 2005, after being outclassed by Kaka in that first half, the Liverpool captain had the character and class to take the game by the scruff of the neck in the second period to mount a miraculous comeback, completely outshining Kaka in the process and guiding the Reds to the most famous victory in their history. While Kaka has enjoyed fleeting moments of magic since, Gerrard has been Mr Consistency going from strength to strength. Indeed but for him, until Fernado Torres arrived, Liverpool would have languished in mid-table rather than dining at the top four table in England and making progress to the latter stages in Europe. I have to ask: if Kaka is worth £60 million, what price Stevie G? Not that Liverpool would ever want to sell, but like Ronaldo at United, the bidding would have to start at £75 million. Barcelona’s wonderful wing wizard Lionel Messi is regarded by many as the finest footballer on the planet, but along with Ronaldo, Gerrard, at club level at any rate, is a contender for that crown. Indeed Zinedine Zidane says that Gerrard is THE best player around right now. Former Real Madrid great Zidane, who Kaka aspires to emulate at the Bernabeu, would know a thing or two about that mantle. |
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| paddypower | Jun 11 2009, 02:20 AM Post #2 |
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No one in the world can afford him.. |
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| 7seven7 | Jun 11 2009, 06:54 AM Post #3 |
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Kaka is better than Gerrard, so I'd put Gerrard at around £40mn. |
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| woodbine2 | Jun 11 2009, 08:28 AM Post #4 |
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about 40m |
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| Phil | Jun 11 2009, 08:30 AM Post #5 |
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anyone with a footballing brain that isnt a man utd, chelsea, everton (and some bitter arsenal and man city) fans would see that gerrard is better than Kaka gerrard is Priceless |
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| AntMcfc | Jun 11 2009, 11:59 AM Post #6 |
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POTY
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This seriously sickens me to read, how anybody can think Gerrard is better than Kaka baffles me beyond belief, unless you are a Liverpool fan Kaka is better, simple fact. |
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| KOL | Jun 11 2009, 12:09 PM Post #7 |
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Kaka has done nothing in the last 2 years, Gerrard last year was the best player in the best division |
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| AntMcfc | Jun 11 2009, 12:13 PM Post #8 |
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POTY
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Ireland was better than Kaka last season, do you wanna admit that Ireland is better than Kaka then? Gerrard is an overhyped piece of trash and Kaka is one of the most talented players in the world, now he's got his move to La Liga, most of the English La Liga merchants will start to realise how good he is and I guarantee that in 1 years time you will all be saying ''Kaka is the best player in the world'', I promise you will be. |
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| KOL | Jun 11 2009, 12:16 PM Post #9 |
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If he is better then anybody else in the world next season then i'll say he's the best player in the world......... Comparing Gerrard to Stephen fucking Ireland is genuinly quite funny |
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| Phil | Jun 11 2009, 09:11 PM Post #10 |
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YNWA
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| elcule | Jun 11 2009, 09:15 PM Post #11 |
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WHO THE sheep WROTE THAT TRIPE!?!?!?!
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| Phil | Jun 11 2009, 09:16 PM Post #12 |
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YNWA
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Show Some respect |
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| elcule | Jun 11 2009, 09:17 PM Post #13 |
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I will when Zidane and the writer of that article do. |
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| rollingstone | Jun 11 2009, 09:18 PM Post #14 |
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pfff he's worth £20m-25m, but he'd cost alot more than that for Liverpool to sell him as he's basically furniture there. |
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| Homer | Jun 11 2009, 09:18 PM Post #15 |
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50m probably |
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